Home spinach washer



May 7, 1946. E. A. HORNBERGER HOME', SP INACH WASHER Filed Dec. 26, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l .mmv

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* INVENTOR, aene.orwefyer A'ITCI RN EYB May 7, 1946. E. A. HORNBERGER HOME SPINACH WASHER Filed Dec. 26, 1944 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR. Enge ne A.Hor77v5er5er ATTU RN EYS Patente'd May 7, 1946 UNITEDI STAT ES PATE NT OFFICE 2,399,926 HOME SPINACH'WASHER Eugene A. Homberger, North Bergen, N. J.

Application. December 26, 1944, Serial No. 569,812"

3 Claims.

The invention relatesto a washing apparatus, and more'especiallyy to an apparatus for washing vegetables.

The primaryv object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character, wherein ,it is designed for home service, in washingV vegetables, more particularly spinach or the like, and such edibles can be thoroughly washed and cleaned for home'consumption, the apparatusbeing readilyraccessible,` so that theproducts can lbeseasily placed-therein and removed therefrom with dispatch, and` can be supported for operation in an: ordinary kitchen sink. or

otherplace, without resultant mess and unsanitary conditions.

Anotherobject of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character, wherein the container for the produce is fluid tight when closed, and has interiorly thereof a rotary carrier or basket for the vegetables, the containerk being foraminous in kind to enable the thorough washing of its contents.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character, wherein the same is readily portable and compact, it being novel in construction and unique in the working thereof, and is susceptible of manual or mechanical operation.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eilicient in operation, strong, durable, handy for home use, readily and easily cleaned, thereby rendering it thoroughly sanitary, conveniently accessible, portable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show the preferred embodiment of the invention, and

- pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

' In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view o-f the apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a front end view thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through this front end.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation partly in section through one pivot support for the carrier or basket.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 of the other pivot for the carrier or basket.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

ll'teferring'to the drawings in detail, A designates generally the apparatusin its entirety constructed in accordance with the invention, and comprises a horizontally arranged cylinder Il] forming the outer main body or shell thereof, and the latter can be of a selected cross-sectional diameter, as well'as of any required length, it being made preferably of sheet metal or any other suitable material. At the under side of this cylinder Ill is a supporting base or bed block I I, which is fastened thereto at'IZfor the horizontal support of the said cylinder.

'I'he cylinder III is formed with a permanently closed rear end head I3, while" the opposite front end is open and adapted to be closed by a horizontally swinging head forming an entrance door I4, which is carried by a hinge I5 connecting it to the cylinder at one side thereof, the door being held latched by a spring snap latch I6 located at the bottom thereof. The edging of the open front end is provided with a compressible packing ring or gasket I'I, so that when the door I4 is closed this end will be fluid-tight and leak-proof. The door I4 is provided with an overriding peripherial flange I8 for the ring or gasket I1, as best seen in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Within the cylinder I0 is a removable rotary carrier or basket I9, which is of cylindrical contour and has a foraminous walling 20 and similarly a permanent end head 2|, while the opposite open end is closed by closure head 22, which is connected to this walling by a hinge 23 at one side, and the opposite side of such walling being provided with a spring latch 24 for the holding of the closure head in closing position. The head 22 confronts the open end of the cylinder I0 to be freely accessible for the opening of the carrier or basket I9.

At the head I3 is journaled a turning arbor 25, which at its innermost end is detachably clutch fitted at 26 with the carrier or basket I9 centrally thereof with respect to its longitudinal axis, the outer end of the arbor 25 being formed with a turning knob 2'! for manual or mechanical operation of the carrier or basket I9 through rotation thereof within the cylinder I 0.

'I'he door I4 centrally thereof carries an outwardly tapered pivot coupling pin 28, which provided in the head 22, and by the arbor 25 and this pin 28 the carrier or basket I9 is rotatably supported interiorly of the cylinder I0. The carrier or basket is adapted to receive the vegetables to be washed within the apparatus A.

Arranged within the cylinder I at the ceiling thereof and longitudinally directed is a spray nozzle 30, which through an elbow 3| is extended outwardly of the cylinder for connection in any suitable manner with a water supply source, such as a faucet or the like over a sink within a kitchen, the faucet and sink being not shown.

At the floor side of the cylinder l 0 is an outlet drain 32 for the discharge of the Wash water therefrom, the latter being percolated through the contents of the carrier or basket I9 while being rotated for the Washing of the vegetables through the operation of the apparatus A.

The removablity of the carrier or basket I9 permits of the taking out of the latter for dispensing of the load thereof after washing of the same, as Well as the cleaning of the apparatus A for sanitary purposes.

The advantages of the apparatus .A have been clearly defined by the objects of the invention hereinbefore set forth.

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a stationary outer cylinder having a swinging door at one end and a permanently closed opposite head end, a rotatable foraminous basket within the cylinder having a swinging door at one end and a permanently closed opposite end, a turning arbor fitted to the head end of the cylinder, means detachably clutching the arbor with one end of the basket, a pivot pin carried by the door and engageable with the swinging door of the basket, and water spray means carried into the cylinder at the ceiling area of the latter for spraying contents of the said basket.

2. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a stationary outer cylinder having a swinging door at one end and a permanently closed opposite head end, a rotatable foraminous basket Within the cylinder having a swinging door at one end and a permanently closed opposite end, a turning arbor fitted to the head end of the cylinder, means detachably clutching the arbor with one end of the basket, a pivot pin carried bythe door and engageable with the swinging door of the basket, water spray means carried into the cylinder at the ceiling area of the latter for spraying contents of the said basket, and a drain at the oor area of the cylinder for the discharge of spent water from the latter.

3. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a stationary outer cylinder having a swinging door at one end and a permanently closed opposite head end, a rotatable foraminous basket within the cylinder, a turning arbor tted to the head end of the cylinder, means detachably clutching the arbor with one end of the basket, a pivot pin carried by the door and engageable with the other end of the basket, Water spray means carried into the cylinder at the ceiling area of the latter for spraying contents of the said basket, a drain at the floor area of thecylinder for the discharge of spent water from the latter, a door on the basket for access thereto and engaged by said pivot pin and the open front end 

